• Rock Music to Reduce Hyperactivity

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Goals, Self-Control, Self-Esteem, Study Skills, Time Management
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about using the rhythms of rock music to help hyperactive children focus and concentrate better on tasks when used as an adjunct approach.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      A:B1 Improve Learning, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Rules Form

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism Spectrum, Behavior Management, Classroom Issues, Goals, Motivation, Self-Control
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Assessment, Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Safe and Harmful

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Bullying and Cyberbullying, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Relationships, Self-Control, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To learn the difference between safe and unsafe ways to release anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Sandplay/Sand Tray Therapy

    • Topics
      Anxiety Disorders, Emotional Problems, Loss & Grieving, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Self-Calming Techniques

    • Topics
      Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotional Problems, Feelings, Positive Thinking, Self-Control, Self-Esteem, Spirituality
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about a technique in which children learn to lower their body-arousal state and inhibit aggressive impulses by practicing calming alternatives to manage their anger.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      4

  • Self-Control Training

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Anxiety Disorders, Asperger's Syndrome, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Relationships, Self-Control, Social Skills
    • Objective

      To increase knowledge about self-control training, which gives a child the skills and understanding necessary to control problematic symptoms and behaviors by regulating automatic behavior that has become harmful; incorporates cognitive restructuring, role-play, modeling, problem-solving, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Self-Monitoring

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anger Management, Asperger's Syndrome, Behavior Management, Emotional Problems, Self-Control, Stress
    • Objective

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Sema’s Snowy Day: Thinking about Consequences before Acting

    • Topics
      ADD/ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Critical Thinking, Goals, Self-Control
    • Objective

      To teach about the importance of thinking about consequences before acting.

    • Types of Tools
      Worksheet
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Upper Elementary School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Sensory and Regressive Play

    • Topics
      Adoption, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Management, Depression, Divorce, Emotional Problems, Self-Esteem
    • Objective

      To encourage children who have suffered trauma, prolonged illness, severe deprivation, or abuse to return to a form of play that is developmentally below his or her age level in order to recapture some of the experiences and deficits missed earlier in life.

    • Types of Tools
      Technique
    • Grades
      Early Elementary School, Preschool
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      2

  • Serenity

    • Topics
      Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Emotional Problems, Goals, Health Issues, Recovery
    • Objective

      To promote boundary recognition as a step to recovery.

    • Types of Tools
      Activity, Handout, Technique
    • Grades
      High School
    • ASCA Standards
      PS:A1: Acquire Self-Knowledge, PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application, PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
    • Number of pages
      3